List of governors of Akwa Ibom State

This is a list of administrators and governors of Akwa Ibom State. Akwa Ibom State was formed in 1987 when it was separated from Cross River State.

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Tunde Ogbeha[1]	Administrator	28 September 1987	30 July 1988	Military
Godwin Abbe[2]	Administrator	31 July 1988	5 September 1990	Military
Idongesit Nkanga[3][4]	Administrator	5 September 1990	2 January 1992	Military
Akpan Isemin	Governor	2 January 1992	18 November 1993	NRC
Yakubu Bako[5]	Administrator	15 December 1993	21 August 1996	Military
Joseph Adeusi	Administrator	21 August 1996	9 August 1998	Military
John Ebiye	Administrator	9 August 1998	29 May 1999	Military
Victor Attah[6]	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	PDP
Godswill Akpabio[7]	Governor	29 May 2007	29 May 2015	PDP
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel[8][9]	Governor	29 May 2015	29 May 2023	PDP
Umo Bassey Eno	Governor	29 May 2023	Incumbent	PDP

See also

• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria